Finial



- E- C. RUTTENBERG Dec. 111 W23.

FINIAL Filed Dec. 9, 1922 Patented Dec. ll, 1923..

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Application filed Decemher 9, 1922. Serial No. 605,930.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. RU'rrnN; Bane, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the count of Cook and State of Illinois,have invente net. and useful improvements in F inials, of which thefollowing is a specification. *This invention relates to finials orshade clamps, such as used on floor, table, or other pedestal lamps, forholding the shade In place, and an object of the invention is to providea finial which will not only serve to hold the shade rigidly in placebut one which will add to the aesthetic value of the lamp.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide afinial or shade clampin which a composition of metal is utilized in combination with lass,crystal or analogous material in provi 'ng a practical artistic finial.

Another object of this invention is to provide a finial or shade clampas specified which embodies a novel manner'of connecting the crystalwith the main body.

A feature of my invention is the novel manner in which one end ortion ofthe crystal is directly embedde in the ornamental body. a

Other objects of the invention will 'ap pear in the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whereinFig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved finial.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the-finial taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the core and or 'stal of the finial.

*ig. 4 is :1 Ion itudinal section taken on the line 4--4 of ig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a. cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved finial orshade clamp,

' comprises essentially, the body 1 and core 2.

The body 1 is made of any suitable plastic composition and is moldedfirst, in two halves in its artistic desi n, after which the moldedhalves are placed one on each side of the core 2 and secured to eachother b any suitable type of adhesive, or by the a hesive proclivitiescontained in the composition matter itself.

The core 2 comprises a metal tube or sleeve 3 which has its outersurface corrugated as shown at 4 to increase the surface area, and alsoto prevent accidental rotary or slipping movement of the'compositionbody 1 relative to the core after the cornposition body has beenproperly placed in position. The tube 3 is provided with an inwardlyextending annular flange 5 which forms an abutment for limiting thethreading of the finial upon the threaded tube (not shown) of the lamppedestal. The portion of the tube 3 below the flange 5 is internallythreaded as shown at 6. The crystal or jewel 7 may be of any desiredshape, color or design, and it has a substantially cylindrical stem 8formed upon its lower portion, which stem is inserted into the tube 3,as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawhit ings, and 1s cemented thereinby any ap sections of which the body 1' are formed are connected, theyform a single unit or homogeneous body or mask permitting the cut orartistic upper edge of the crystal or jewel to be exhibited above thebody.

In the foregoing description I set forth one method 0 compositionmaterial but I wish it to be understood that the body may be constructedof various materials and. in fact may be formed in a die castinoperation which uses composition materia known as white metal. in otherwords the main portion of the body 1 may be made in one piece with thecrystal 7 therein as illustrated.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructedin other'manners and the parts associated no. different relations and,therefore, I do not desire to bemanner except as set forth limited in anin the claims ereunto appended.

' Having-thus described my invention what I claim is 1. As a new articleof manufacture a finial comprising an ornamentalbody, and

an ornamental element having a portion thereof embedded in said body.

2. As a new artlcle of manufacture, a

finial for pedestal lamps comprising a body of composition material, anda crystal having a stem embedded in said body.

constructing the finial fi omthreaded portion.

' said tube 3.1% finial for pedestal lamps, a bodv of compositionmaterial, a tube embodied in said body. and a crystal carried by saidtube and projectin out of said body.

4. A finial for pedestal famps. comprising a body of compositionmaterial, a tube embedded in said body and having a threaded portion atone end, and a crystal carried by and projecting out of said body.

5. A finial for pedestal lamps comprising a body of compositionmaterial, a tube embedded in said body portion at one end, and a crystalcarried by said tube and projecting out of said body, said tube providedwith an annular inwardly extending flange at the inner terminal of itscomprising 6. A finial for pedestal lamps, comprising a body ofcomposition material, a tube embedded in said body and having a threadedportion at one'endrantl a crystal carried bv,

said tube and projecting out of said body. the major portion of theouter surfaces of said tube being roughened.

body ha \ing and having a threaded emma 7. In a finial for pedestallamps, a metal tube. a crystal having a stem formed thereon, said stemextending into and cemented to said body, and a body ofcompositionmaterial mounted about said tube and the stem of said crystal.

8. A finial comprising an ornamental screw threads formed in one endportion, and an ornamental element having a portion embedded in theother end portion of said body.

9. A finial comprisingan ornamental body. attaching means for one end ofthe body. and a glass ornamental member havinga portion thereof embeddedin the other end of said body.

10. A finial comprising an ornamental body having a threaded recess inone end thereof. and a one piece ornamental element directly attached tosaid body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature;

EDWARD c. RUTTENBERG.

